A case report of late vessel occlusion presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after drug-coating balloon treatment of in-stent restenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) offer an appealing therapeutic alternative for the treatment of patients with coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR). In-segment late lumen loss, translating into recurrent ISR and the clinical need for target lesion revascularization, represents a well-established and thoroughly investigated limitation of DCB in this setting. However, abrupt vessel occlusion, clinically presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), has not been previously described after DCB therapy for ISR.

Case summary

We herein present the case of a 70-year-old patient that underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with DCB for ISR. Despite achieving an excellent acute angiographic result (with no flow-limiting dissection and minimal angiogr

SUBMITTER: Marschall A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11630520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature